Food Chains

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain shows how energy and nutrients move from one living thing to another in an ecosystem.

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What does the arrow in a food chain represent?

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The arrow points to the organism that gets the energy.

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Who gets energy from the Sun?

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Plants, like grass, get energy from the Sun.

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What do animals get energy from?

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Animals get energy by eating plants or other animals.

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What is a producer in a food chain?

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A producer is a living thing, like a plant, that makes its own food using sunlight.

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What is a consumer in a food chain?

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A consumer is a living thing that eats other living things for energy.

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an animal that eats plants.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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A secondary consumer is an animal that eats primary consumers.

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What role do decomposers play in a food chain?

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Decomposers break down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil.

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Can you name a decomposer?

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A worm is an example of a decomposer.